Hair fastening device

ABSTRACT

A hair fastening device includes a support for the gasping of a hand of a person, a plurality of teeth perpendicularly extended from one side of the support in a parallel manner for separating strands of hair, a plurality of serrated or wave-like anti-slip elements each situated on one tooth and extending along the length of the respective tooth, and a plurality of arched leaf springs, each having a serrated or wave-like configuration and attached to one tooth in proximity to one anti-slip element for clasping hair passing therebetween.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hairdressing tool and more particularly, to a hair fastening device, which is practical for cleaning and smoothening the hair as well as for clasping both thick and thin hair.

2. Description of the Related Art

Many hair fastening devices are commercially available. U.S. Pat. No. 5,082,011, issued to the present inventor, discloses a toothed hair fastener having leaf-spring elements situated between one or more of the teeth of the fastener. The leaf-springs may be integrally formed as part of the toothed hair fastener. This design of hair fastener is functional, however because the leaf-spring elements have a smooth surface, the hair clasping force is insufficient for clasping thin hair.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide a hair fastening device, which is practical for cleaning and smoothing the hair as well as for clasping both thick and thin hair.

To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a hair fastening device comprises a support for the gasping of a hand of a person; a plurality of teeth perpendicularly extended from one side of the support in a parallel manner for separating strands of hair; a plurality of anti-slip elements, each situated on one of the teeth and extending along the length of the respective tooth; and a plurality of arched leaf springs, each attached to one of the teeth in proximity to one the anti-slip element for clasping hair passing therebetween.

Further, the anti-slip elements and the arched leaf springs can be made having a serrated or wave-like configuration.

Further, grooves and/or ribs may be formed on the anti-slip elements and/or the arched leaf springs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a hair fastening device in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of an alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a schematic front view of still another alternate form of the hair fastening device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1, a hair fastening device 1 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is shown comprising a support 11 for holding by a user's hand, a plurality of teeth 12 perpendicularly extended from the support 11 in a parallel manner for separating strands of hair, a plurality of arched leaf springs 13 each attached to a respective tooth 12 and having an anti-slip portion 14, and a plurality of anti-slip elements 15 each attached to a respective tooth 12 in proximity to the anti-slip portion 14 of one arched leaf spring 13. According to this embodiment, the anti-slip elements 15 have a straightly extended wave-like shape, and the anti-slip portion 14 of each arched leaf spring 13 has a wave-like configuration. By means of the aforesaid design, the hair fastening device 1 is suitable for both thick and thin hair. Further, the support 11 can be made in any of a variety of shapes suitable for the holding of the hand. The teeth 12 are preferably formed integral with the support 11. The teeth 12 and the leaf springs 13 are made of a springy material. Each leaf spring 13 and the adjacent straightly extended wave-like anti-slip elements 15 define therebetween a small gap 121 for clasping hair.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the wave-like anti-slip portion 14 of each arched leaf spring 13 is kept in proximity with the adjacent wave-like anti-slip element 15. During a use of the hair fastening device 1, a part of hair passes through the space 122 between each two adjacent teeth 12 around the support 11 and the other part of hair is held in the gap 121 between the anti-slip portion 14 of each arched leaf spring 13 and the adjacent wave-like anti-slip element 15.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 1 again, the support 11 can be made in the shape of an arched bar as shown in FIG. 1, or the shape of a straight bar as shown in FIG. 2.

FIGS. 3˜5, the hair fastening device 1 can be made having only the arched leaf springs 13 without the aforesaid wave-like anti-slip elements 15.

Referring to FIGS. 6˜8, the arched leaf springs 13 of the hair fastening device 1 according to this alternate form are smoothly arched without any wave-like shape. Further, each wave-like anti-slip element 15 can be situated on a selected area or a number of selected areas of a respective tooth 12.

Referring to FIG. 9, the hair fastening device 1 according to this embodiment is substantially similar to that shown in FIG. 1 with the exception that the anti-slip elements 15 and the anti-slip portions 14 of the arched leaf springs 13 are made having a serrated configuration.

FIG. 10 shows still another alternate form of the hair fastening device 1. This embodiment is substantially similar to that shown in FIG. 9 with exception of the shape of the serrated configurations of the anti-slip elements 15 and the anti-slip portions 14 of the arched leaf springs 13.

Referring to FIGS. 11˜13, the hair fastening device 1 can be made having arched and serrated leaf springs 13 without the aforesaid anti-slip elements 15.

Referring to FIGS. 14˜16, the hair fastening device 1 can be made having smoothly arched leaf springs 13 in match with respective serrated straight anti-slip elements 15.

A prototype of hair fastening device has been constructed with the features of FIGS. 1˜16. The hair fastening device functions smoothly to provide all of the features disclosed earlier.

Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, the anti-slip elements 15 and the anti-slip portions 14 of the arched leaf springs 13 can be made having grooves or ribs to enhance the force for clasping chair. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims. 

1. A hair fastening device, comprising: a support for the gasping of a hand of a person; a plurality of teeth perpendicularly extended from one side of said support in a parallel manner for separating strands of hair; a plurality of anti-slip elements, each situated on one of said teeth and extending along the length of the respective tooth; and a plurality of arched leaf springs, each attached to one of said teeth in proximity to one said anti-slip element for clasping hair passing therebetween.
 2. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-slip elements and said arched leaf springs have a wave-like configuration.
 3. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-slip elements and said arched leaf springs have a serrated configuration.
 4. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said arched leaf spring defines with the adjacent tooth an opening for the passing of hair.
 5. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said teeth are formed integral with said support.
 6. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support and said teeth are separately made and then fastened together.
 7. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said leaf springs are made of an elastic material.
 8. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-slip elements and said arched leaf springs have grooves and ribs formed thereon.
 9. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-slip elements are serrated, and each said arched leaf spring has a smoothly surface.
 10. A hair fastening device, comprising: a support for the gasping of a hand of a person; a plurality of teeth perpendicularly extended from one side of said support in a parallel manner for separating strands of hair; and a plurality of arched leaf springs, each attached to one of said teeth in proximity to one adjacent tooth.
 11. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 10, wherein each said arched leaf spring is serrated.
 12. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 10, wherein each said arched leaf spring has a smooth surface.
 13. The hair fastening device as claimed in claim 10, wherein each said arched leaf spring has a wave-like configuration. 